Police and Crime News
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FBI Investigating Arson, Pro-Palestine Graffiti at Defense Department Contractor Building in State College
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The FBI’s Philadelphia office is asking for the public’s help identifying a person accused of spray painting pro-Palestine graffiti and setting a fire outside a Department of Defense contractor building […]
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Penns Valley Schools Closed After ‘Non-Specific Threat’
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Penns Valley Area School District schools are closed on Tuesday while law enforcement investigates a “non-specific threat.” The threat was written on a wall at the high school in Spring […]
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Hearing Date Set for State College Man Seeking to Overturn Murder Conviction After More Than 40 Years
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Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam will return in early 2025 to the courthouse where he was first convicted of murder more than 40 years ago for a hearing that will play a […]
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Penn State Sees Surge in Hazing Reports
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Penn State is experiencing a substantial increase in hazing reports to start the 2024-25 academic year, Student Affairs officials wrote in a statement to parents and families this week. Hazing […]
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State College Area Man Out on Bail for Sexual Assault Charges Accused of Attacking Two More Women
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A Centre Region man who was out on bail for the alleged sexual assault and strangulation of a woman earlier this year is facing new charges accusing him of assaulting […]
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Judge Orders Hearing for State College Man Seeking to Overturn Decades-Old Murder Conviction
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A State College man who has spent the past 42 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit is one step closer to getting a new […]
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Former Penn State Frat Leaders Sentenced to Jail in Case Stemming From 2017 Hazing Death
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Two former leaders of a now-banished Penn State fraternity chapter have been sentenced to jail time in connection with the alcohol-fueled hazing event that led to the death of 19-year-old […]
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State College Man Accused of Rape, Assault
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A State College man was arrested Monday on charges that he raped, strangled and robbed a woman at a Ferguson Township motel. Township police responded at about 2:45 a.m. Monday […]
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Ferguson Township Police Chief Resigns
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Ferguson Township’s police chief has stepped down less than two years into his tenure and three months before his employment agreement was set to expire. John Petrick resigned on Sept. […]
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Police Searching for Driver Involved in Hit-and-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian in State College
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Police are looking to identify the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a pedestrian in downtown State College. The crash happened at about 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. […]